A silent auction set up during Taste offers the chance to win an array of prizes, from local merchandise to gift certificates to trips.If you go
› What: Taste.› When: 5-8 p.m. today, April 7.› Where: Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St.› Admission: $40 in advance, $45 at the door.› Phone: 423-265-1388 (Kidney Foundation), 423-596-1388 (Chattanooga Presents).› Website: www.tastechatt.com.
Normally, a “taste” of Chattanooga would involve weeks, if not months, of restaurant hopping and multiple tabs to pay. At Taste, Chattanooga’s restaurants gather in a single space for a sampling of specialties, all for the price of one indulgent meal.
This premier food event, a happy mix of music and food served up in a party atmosphere, is scheduled tonight, April 7, at Stratton Hall. Proceeds from the $40 ticket ($45 at the door) benefit the Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area. Guests receive one drink ticket (there’s a cash bar for more) and unlimited samplings of the food.
The 20 food providers taking part this year offer a chance to try tried-and-true favorites such as banana pudding, gumbo and barbecue sliders or delve into such temptations as Jezebel sauce, Chocolate Ecstasy and braised oxtail.
Between bites, guests can check out a silent auction offering local merchandise, gift certificates, trips and souvenir packages.
The Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area is not affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and receives none of its funding, so 100 percent of funds raised locally stay in the area to help those suffering from kidney disease. The agency’s services include patient assistance, education, awareness and prevention efforts.
What’s on the menu
* 1885 Grill: Crab and Sausage Gumbo with basmati rice* Big River Grille: Chocolate Ecstasy* Bluewater Grille: Spicy Tuna Tacos* Chelsea’s on Thornton: Miniature cupcakes in various flavors, house-made chicken salad and pimento cheese* Countryside Cafe: Homemade banana pudding* Cupcake Kitchen: Freshly baked cupcakes* Dish T’ Pass: Marinated chicken bites, buttermilk cheddar chive biscuits and Jezebel sauce* DRY Sparkling: Carbonated flavored waters* Embargo ‘62 and Ceniza Lounge: Braised oxtail atop a sweet plantain mash with Caribbean-style red wine sauce* English Rose Tea Room: Bangers & Mash and Sherry Trifle* The Feed Co.: Smoked rib tips with Carolina Gold barbecue sauce and pickles* Five: Beignets and Uptown Shrimp with spicy Asian slaw* Kozy Cooking: Smoked pork tenderloin with a citrus-infused onion jam* Milk & Honey: Assorted gelatos and sorbets* Ovalle’s Mexican Cafe: Smoky bacon guacamole, fish tacos and fish ceviche* Porter’s Steakhouse: Chicken Involtini (chicken with goat cheese, herbs and pineapple) and White Chocolate Bread Pudding* Rodizio Grill: Black beans with pork and sausage and Brazilian Bahia fish stew, both served over Brazilian white rice* Rolling J: Barbecue sliders with jalapeño slaw and Drunken Peach Cobbler* Root Kitchen & Wine Bar: To be announced* Tremont Tavern: Chicky Goats Gruff sandwich with grilled, house-brined, chicken breast, roasted red peppers, garlic aioli, goat cheese and sprouts